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Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
BME3005 | Biostatistics | Spring | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
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Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi BURCU TUNÇ ÇAMLIBEL |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi BURCU TUNÇ ÇAMLIBEL |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | - The course provides an introduction to selected important topics in biostatistical concepts and reasoning. This course represents an introduction to the field and provides a survey of data and data types. Specific topics include tools for describing central tendency and variability in data; methods for performing inference on population means and proportions via sample data; statistical hypothesis testing and its application to group comparisons; issues of power and sample size in study designs; and random sample and other study types; regression analysis, confidence intervals, correlations |
The students who have succeeded in this course; - The students who have succeeded in this course; I. Interpret statistical results correctly, effectively, and in context. II. Select an appropriate test for comparing two or more populations, and interpret and explain a p-value III. Understand the concept of the power of data. IV. Calculate and interpret confidence intervals for population means and proportions V. Understand regression analysis and correlation of variables. |
Design of Experiments, Statistical programming: , Exploratory Data Analysis and Descriptive Statistics, Probability Theory, Sampling Distributions and the Central Limit Theorem, Estimation, Statistical Inference, Contingency tables, Nonparametric Tests, Power and sample size, ANOVA, Correlation and Regression, Logistic regression, Survival Analysis, applications on biological datasets. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction to biostatistics | |
2) | Descriptive Statistics | |
3) | Probability Theory | |
4) | Sampling Distributions and the Central Limit Theorem | |
5) | ANOVA | |
6) | The Special Case of Two Groups: the t test | |
7) | Contingency tables, Chi Square Test, z-test | |
8) | Fisher Exact Test, Relative Risk, Odds Ratio | |
9) | Power and Sample size | |
10) | Paired t-test, Repeated Measures of Analysis of Variance, McNemar's Test | |
11) | Nonparametric Tests: Mann-Whitney Rank-Sum Test, Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test | |
12) | Nonparametric Tests: Kruskal-Wallis Test, Friedman Test | |
13) | Confidence Intervals | |
14) | Correlation and Regression |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Primer of Biostatistics, Stanton A. Glantz, McGraw-Hill, 7th Edition Fundamental of Biostatistics, Bernard Rosner, Cengage Learning, 8th Edition |
References: |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Quizzes | 5 | % 30 |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 7 | 98 |
Quizzes | 5 | 1 | 5 |
Midterms | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Final | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Total Workload | 151 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | List the relations between concepts and institutions related to various legal disciplines and this concepts and institutions. | |
2) | Have the knowledge of legal methodology and methods of comment. | |
3) | Comment the modern legal gains with the historical knowledge. | |
4) | Have the knowledge of philosophical currents of thought which are the bases of legal rules. | |
5) | Have the knowledge of legal regulations, judicial decisions and the scientific evaluations related to them. | |
6) | Resolve the juridical disagreements in light of legal acts, juridical decisions and doctrine. | |
7) | Use at least one foreign language as scientific language. | |
8) | Have the knowledge of the political and juridical foundation of the state. | |
9) | Have the knowledge of the historical development of the rights of individuals and societies and of the basic documents which are accepted throughout this development. | |
10) | Have the ability to resolve the disagreements which can violate the social order in national or international level. | |
11) | Have the ability to prevent the juridical disagreements between individuals. | |
12) | Have the knowledge of international and comparative law systems. | |
13) | Have the knowledge of the construction and the conduct of the national and international commercial relations. | |
14) | Use Turkish in an efficient way both verbal and written. | |
15) | Have the professional and ethical responsibility. | |
16) | Have the knowledge on the European Union’s legislation and institutions. | |
17) | Have the knowledge on juridical regulations and applications related to economical and financial mechanisms. | |
18) | Have the knowledge of the operation of the national and the international judicial bodies. |